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Your typewriting will be true word-processing with the look, feel, and sound of a classic writing machine.  Every Hanx Writer document can be emailed,  printed – shared! – with a personality as unique as the person who creates it.\n \nAnd, Hanx Writer is on the go!  Enjoy the tactile thrill of typing up text messages, emails, notes and more in most third-party apps that use a keyboard.\n \nExplore the complete Hanx Writer typewriter collection:  The Hanx Prime Select is writers best friend (and it’s FREE); take the Hanx 707 on any journey and admire the elegance (and the fitt-fitt) of the Hanx Golden Touch.  Each machine is unique.\n \nAnd now, there’s more!  The Hanx Matterhorn is born of Swiss Precision - sharp & imposing; The Hanx Del Sol glows bright & brilliant with promise; and the Hanx Electric will help you write your story, your way.\n \nYou already know how to work them – so get writing!\n \nTom Hanks","facts":{"developer_id":473326402,"developer_url":"http://hitcents.com/hanx-writer","first_released":"2014-08-14T02:15:56Z","support_url":"http://hitcents.com/contact/app-support","privacy_url":"http://www.hitcents.com/privacy-policy","website_url":"http://hitcents.com/hanx-writer","app_version":"1.2.2","release_notes":"**Minor bug fixes","rating_current_version":3.69792,"rating_count_current_version":1536,"star_counts":[259,119,164,279,715],"genres":["Utilities","Productivity"],"languages":["EN","FR","DE","IT","JA","KO","ZH","ES"],"content_advisories":null,"device_families":["iphone","ipad","ipod"],"made_for_iphone_duo":false,"chart":null},"freshness":{"apple_read_at":"2026-11-02T18:48:12.912Z","catalog_read_at":"2026-10-30T18:38:12.926Z","reviews_checked_at":null,"summary_written_at":"2026-10-27T06:06:23.215Z","placed_at":"2026-10-27T05:55:15.390Z","scored_at":"2026-11-03T21:48:13.032Z"},"editorial":{"one_liner":"Typewriter-style word processor for iPhone and iPad with typewriter sounds, document sharing, and typing in third-party.","what_is":"Hanx Writer is a Utilities app for iPad and iPhone that recreates typewriter typing, with the look, feel, and sound of a classic writing machine alongside word-processing features such as the DELETE key. 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